De Castelnau station is a Montreal Metro station in the Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[4] It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Blue Line. It is located in the Villeray district.
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| Location | 2, rue De Castelnau Ouest Montreal, Quebec H2R 2Y6 Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°32′07″N 73°37′12″W / 45.53528°N 73.62000°W | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Société de transport de Montréal | ||||||||||
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| Construction | |||||||||||
| Depth | 11.7 metres (38 feet 5 inches), 45th deepest | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||
| Architect | Goyer, Collette, Hamelin, & Lalonde | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | ARTM: A[1] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 16 June 1986 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2023[2][3] | 1,129,047  21.02% | ||||||||||
| Rank | 67 of 68 | ||||||||||
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Overview
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It is a normal side platform station, built in tunnel with a central volume built in trench. Two entrances, one on each side of boul. Saint-Laurent, give access to a common ticket hall; one is integrated into an apartment building. The station is clad in travertine limestone, a reference to the Italian community in the area, and whimsical bas reliefs by Jean-Charles Charuest depict scenes of the nearby Marché Jean-Talon.
Origin of name
editRue De Castelnau is named for French general Noël Édouard, vicomte de Curières de Castelnau, who successfully defended the French town of Nancy during World War I.
Connecting bus routes
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 55 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
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 92 Jean-Talon Ouest
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| 93 Jean-Talon
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 363 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
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| 372 Jean-Talon
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Nearby points of interest
editReferences
edit- ^ "Fare Zones". Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ Société de transport de Montréal (16 February 2024). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2023 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2024.021.
- ^ Société de transport de Montréal (25 May 2023). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2022 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2023.134.
- ^ De Castelnau Metro Station